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Massage Therapy Training Courses

Massage Therapy is an entry level course which will equip students and graduates with the skills and techniques required to perform massage on the general public in a number of settings, namely beauty salons, health clubs, leisure centres, day spas, health spas or as a freelance masseuse at people's homes.

In an age of high stress jobs and uncertain times massage therapy an help elevate tension and stress and promotion relaxation and well-being. Therefore, massage therapy is an often sort after role within a beauty salon or health spa.

Who is the Massage Therapy course aimed at?

The massage therapy training course is an entry level course, which means that no prior knowledge or related qualifications are required. Typically massage therapists are over 18 years old and can be either male or female.

A good level of written and spoken English is a must if working within the UK beauty industry as client's will often have specific needs and places of tension that they like to be massaged rather wishing for a general massage protocol.

Massage therapy course content

Not all massage therapy courses are the same, but there will be elements that are mirrored from course to course. The similarities will include:

Health and Safety

The history of massage

Western massage theroy

Swedish massage

Deep tissue massage

Pre and post-natal massage

Elderly massage

Practice and mechanics of massage

Hands on experience of massage

Trigger points

The Lymph system

Clinical Sports Massage*

* Not all massage therapy courses will offer a sports massage element and even if they do the focus on sports massage will, perhaps, be better served on a sports massage course.

All massage therapy courses will require hands on participation and experience for all students, all well as a written assessment in many cases.

What type of massage therapy courses are available?

There are a number of ways to become qualified in massage therapy. Firstly, there are a number of training providers that often part-time and full-time massage therapy courses. Depending on your budget and other commitments, a course can take up to 1 year to complete, with fast-track courses taking from 6 to 12 weeks of study.

Other options available are college courses in massage therapy or training on the job; working in another role within the beauty industry and then attending college via an apprentice scheme.

After the massage therapy course

There are a number of options open to graduates of a massage therapy course, including working in a high street beauty salon, employment in a day spa, health spa, health club and leisure centre or a hospital. Luxury cruise liners will also offer beauty treatments, including massages, so you could even travel the world with your massage therapy certificate.

You could even enrol in a further course to gain a massage specialism and become a highly qualified sports masseuse and gain access to performing on elite athletes.

Whatever route you decide to take, gaining a recognised award in massage therapy has the potential to give you a career for life.